Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-19
CORNERSTONE DAY.



Eariv IL june 10 tne hri,lsl govern.
me1t. Iu Its struggle Z. maintain li- c5l.
IT,. over the ret--lhou- AIner1esl caI8ui-s
sen; tIel burruyns ouI from annals sgtl
e vell-eluIlr,-l army % regular. ami In
dlAns numbering l0oaa or l=0J. WITH
tn Well-srrsneed piAu IH view o. take
control ut colonial sirJu-nolis oI. th+ EAST
eru border ~ New orE cut New kne
lznl OF from the resi- 90; the colonial tern
tory and thus render Ius tina sub}ecuol d
inarIer q eAss burEoyne made clean
anu easy swee, q, be eAmr Oh nI, victor
Gus way aovu Lax ChAmpiaIH The works
a. Grown POINT IlcoBderogE FORT EdwHr1
and large quantity Of stores 81 " nitehal
fell into Als hands and flushed with We
tory. the Way % Nes Nork seemed almost
clear Wnerr Alnzuy. Troy. and that uusy
and g,opulous country now stand al va.
confusion and terror ami lhe cAuse Of the
cIl1uls1s never seemed aErKe- Al this
Junctur. 3 eTnout. New Hampshire and
y esteru Aassachusstts began o. EHIheT
arIus and Z large b,Iy o- militia wac
sembltl a. AAucbester unde- Col Johu
Siark who Wa gwen & Vlde range 81
authority and discretion b. g. M NOV f.
aeuIs Inc next prlze winch caught bur
EOvne eve WAS The stores An1 munitions
gathered Ct bennington. and - seize these
be sent Co. Baum with d strong detAch
men. STARK heard oi hls approach and
marched from AEneh=s1ev o. bennington
o. meet ullA And tnert Oh Ihe morning
u Augua TO- 1--1-llO years aro lasr
Iuesday - the uartie % bennington was
fourh1-End Won IL was q bright spol III
4 DARK ume tue beginning q better and
nnAliv victorious DAYS for al almost hope
F less cAuse Ten yeErs Ero. on lis enc hun
dredth anniversary. tie deed was eelehrzl-
ed u Bennington with appropriate eere-
monies and iAst Tuesday. Jus1 where II ar
supposed thAt the old storehonse stood tne
CORNER stone was laid Of q monument winch
sill SLOW iy rise al magnificent proportions
o. TESTIFY b. ali coming generations Of the
+ vai1r and heroic patriotism Of Jouu suarE
End his men q ~
The day was tiut. and there was al al
f tendance % stranger that tnr0nFei the
town, drawn thIthsr both by the dEy . Ger
emunlg-. and a. set The National Guard al
lie annual sncampIneEt. The exercises COZ
sisted a. hrlei OF AL imposing military and
clvlc procession from bennington village
up % the monument site. uhe having Of the
corner stone by the Grand Lodge q Ma
sons u Kermout the formal acceptance a.
the WORK uy the Governor q Z srm0ul and
Al orallon by Hon John " stewart. ReI
rssenlaIlvs IL Congress from the First eT
mont district
Tns procession was formed a. the Juno
lion ~ Uul0u Pleasant and Nam s1resIs
~ u 80. and precisely 81 the stroke Of one
moved Tow ard bennington Centre ana the
battle ground Ill the following order
The Presenter.
Chi=i Marshal Co. G-lrs- " Hooker and stat
81 A. h1iselneu
Flrsi Regiment Military band
Flrsi BrlEaor n p To- brig -lieu William I
l1r--Iil-sAt commanding 90. Juuu.
Lia-t commanding Elrs h=eiineuI
Ma. Grore- a bono command.
Ilg Provisional fEllah1I.
drAnd ARMY ~ liir i.-puhic lapi + D. Eli1aFst
department lJmulAna-f
kieuIllus-luI hattie AuuuuieuI Association Aul
Committee
his IL it-lifu g Eisel-z-f = tlrulsir7r Governor
~ hvnnauI- ane star
F-epfes=ulzIiF ~ LIZ nil-d slAl=s Government
bon bsli Prescott president % ih- bay
h1l JOIN N stewart Orator Of "a, DAY